The members of Blackstone Chambers have extensive experience handling regulatory and litigation for a wide variety of regulatory authorities, corporations and individuals. Key areas of practice for the set include, market authorisations, listing rules, market abuse as well as insider trading. Monica Carss-Frisk KC led Celia Rooney, who was instructed by the Finance and Leasing Association in Close Brothers and FirstRand v Hopcraft & Johnson & Ors, in respect of its proposed intervention in the impending Supreme Court regarding motor finance commission payments. Javan Herberg KC led Daniel Burgess in BlueCrest v FCA where the Court of Appeal overturned the Upper Tribunal decision striking out the FCA’s £700m redress requirement.
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Position
Barrister specialising in public law (including regulatory, commercial judicial review, immigration), human rights, EU and competition, telecommunications and employment law (including discrimination). Full professional career details can be found at www.blackstonechambers.com.
Career
Qualified 1985; QC 2001; elected joint head of chambers 2012.
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